This course serves as a gateway to over 30 courses that have been specifically developed to reflect the enormous interest in Scottish culture and society. The collection of courses as a whole demonstrates The Open University's commitment to delivering a curriculum that is appropriate for the differing requirements of each of the countries within the United Kingdom.

These courses have been collected and developed from across The Open University's catalogue, chosen because of their partic

'Je ne suis pas féministe mais...' 52 minutes on the life of Christine Delphy [Audio] Speaker(s): Professor Christine Delphy, Professor Sylvie Tissot | On a rare visit to London, Professor Christine Delphy, one of the world's most influential feminist thinkers, joins us for the first UK screening of this world acclaimed film about her life, Je ne suis pas féministe mais... followed by a Q&A with one of the directors and Delphy herself. This event is partnered with a fuller discussion, Feminism in Transnational Times: a conversation with Christine Delphy, between Delphy and TissoAuthor(s): No creator set

Court Rule committees have delegated powers from such Acts as the Supreme Court Act 1981, the County Courts Act 1984 and the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, to make rules which govern procedure in particular courts. For example, the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee was established in 2004 to make rules of procedure for all the criminal courts in England and Wales, up to and including the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). The Family Procedure Rule Committee was set up under the Courts Act

Wales was conquered by the English in 1282 and its parliamentary union with England took place in 1536.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed by the Act of Union of 1707, although the term Great Britain had been in use since 1603, when James VI of Scotland became James I of England (including Wales). Later unions created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and,

Learn French - Les Verbes 3 French verbs (se lever, se marier, se perdre, se promener, and others) appear on the screen as small captions as the instructor says the words in French. There is no English spoken nor are there English words on the screen. The instructor uses cartoon-like images to aid the viewer in the definitions of the verbs that are recited. Suitable for all beginning French language learners.Author(s): No creator set

You should be able to explain the results of your work, drawing attention to any patterns, trends or relationships you have identified. What are the consequences of your work? Does it support the hypotheses or assumptions you started with? How did you carry out your work? What lines of enquiry did you follow to reach your conclusions? Were there any dead-ends where you felt you could not make further progress, or particular insights that you felt helped you to understand your work better? You

The idea of ‘otherness’ has always been a strong component in the formation of any European identity and it is a division that has, paradoxically, run as much through geographical Europe and its societies as it has demarcated Europe from supposedly alien, external civilizations. ‘Europeanness’, like other collective identities, has faced two kinds of others: those fully external to it and those located within. One of the problems surrounding the development of a modern European identi

An introduction to e-commerce and distributed applications What is e-commerce? This free course, An introduction to e-commerce and distributed applications, will look at typical application areas including the internet, supply chain management and online auctions. It will also help you to understand the underlying technologies used to implement e-commerce applications before looking at some of the problems that can be encountered when developing distributed e-commerce systems.Author(s): Creator not set

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We can learn to use writing of all sorts as evidence by practising how to interpret it and by becoming aware of the conventions attached to its primary purpose for example as personal testimony, journalism, commercially produced material, such as market research and academic writing as well as material produced specifically through research such as interview data.

Different Kinds of Smarts:Multiple Intelligences-Session 4 This program delves into Harvard University professor Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, describing how people have learning skills that differ in significant ways. Featured are teachers who share a class of five- through eight-year-olds, including several mainstreamed special needs students, and a ninth- and 10th-grade social studies teacher, with expert commentary from Howard GardnerAuthor(s): No creator set

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What Happens On Wall Street - Song This is an animated video for the song Walkin' On Wall Street. It explains what Wall Street is and how everything works there. The singing character is a dove who gives advice on how to learn about wall street life. It presents useful specific vocabulary such as "to investment", "buy low sell high", etc.Author(s): No creator set

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The Universe - Death Stars "For most, it's the deadly centerpiece of the film Star Wars. But in truth, real death stars are in the final stage of life before they explode into supernovae and, occasionally, the biggest blast in the universe--the gamma ray burst (GRB). One death star, named WR104, lurks 8,000 light-years from Earth and some believe its GRB arrow is aimed directly at us. A death star galaxy named 3C321 is a terrifying vision of what could one day befall the Milky Way galaxy: a companion galaxy's black hole iAuthor(s): No creator set

2014 Mead Film "Just To Let You Know That I'm Alive" Trailer Just to Let You Know I’ve Alive gives a voice to the women of the Saharawi people, who have been subjected to some of the most severe and under-reported human rights abuses in the last thirty years. Degja Lachgare was taken from her home in 1980 and shuttled between prisons for eleven years, most of which she spent blindfolded. Soukaina Jid Ahloud spent nearly a decade of her life naked in a cell, where she watched her daughter die of starvation. Spending time with them in their houses and tenAuthor(s): No creator set

In this session you are going to learn how to describe places, in terms of both appearance and function, starting with a new technology park in Valencia,
la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a wonderful example of modern Spanish architecture.